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- 20% of adolescents ages 12-17 report drinking alcohol
in the prior month:
- 8% report binge drinking
- 3% report
heavy drinking (> 5 drinks/occasion at least 5 of the past 30 days)
- 17% of adults report binge drinking in the past 30
days
- Only 23% of binge drinkers who had a medical appointment
in the previous year report that the physician had discussed their
drinking
- Most excessive drinkers are not alcohol dependent
SAMHSA. Summary
of Findings From the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
Rockville,
MD: HHS 1999
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